Our Medical Malpractice Litigation Group offers deep trial and appellate experience across the healthcare continuum, representing hospitals and health systems, physicians and nurses, long-term care providers, assisted living facilities, acute care facilities, dialysis providers, developmental disability facilities, insurers, and managed care organizations.
Our trial attorneys include experienced in-house counsel at leading academic medical centers and nursing professionals and a board-certified physician who have provided hands-on patient care in a range of clinical environments. This first-hand understanding of all facets of the healthcare delivery system allows us to provide our clients with insight and invaluable experience both at the bedside and in the boardroom. Our attorneys offer knowledgeable and practical counsel on compliance, quality assurance, and risk management issues, and we are well positioned to offer our clients an advocacy voice before boards, regulators, and legislators at the local, state, and federal levels.
We have been admitted to try cases in virtually every jurisdiction in the United States and have tried to jury verdict cases in Ohio, California, Arizona, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
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areas of emphasis
- Represent healthcare providers, hospitals, HMOs, nursing homes, emergency care facilities, dialysis providers, dental care facilities, physicians, nurses, and ancillary healthcare providers in malpractice actions
- Counsel healthcare administrators, physicians, and nurses on risk management and quality assurance matters
- Conduct quarterly or semi-annual meetings with hospital clients to review status of pending claims
- Advise hospitals, administrators, physicians, dentists, and nurses on various medical/legal issues, including consent to treat, medical records, incident reports, peer review, and termination of life support
- Conduct pre-suit investigation and evaluation of potential claims and, when appropriate, negotiate pre-suit settlements
- Advise insurance companies and professionals on their respective rights and duties under professional liability insurance policies
- Conduct legal audits of professionals and their practices
- Protect the uninsured interests of professionals in litigation
- Conduct educational programs and workshops for professionals dealing with legal issues